Tuesday, the Kurdish SDF launched an offensive against a number of villages in eastern Syria. The US backed the offensive with military action, and al-Mayadeen even suggests that the offensive itself came at the behest of the US military. Today we’re getting some more...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Ukraine needs to send younger people to fight Russian forces as the US is pressuring Ukraine to start conscripting teenagers for combat. Ukraine's current minimum conscription age is 25, and the US wants it lowered...
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the Jewish Power party, has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expressing "openness" to the idea of expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Ben Gvir and other ministers are openly in...
On Tuesday, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia accused Ukraine of supporting militants in Syria fighting under the command of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an al-Qaeda offshoot that led the takeover of Aleppo. The accusation came a few days after the Kyiv...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has lifted a short-lived martial law order that he enacted late Tuesday night after accusing his opposition of "anti-state" activities and of being infiltrated by North Korea. "The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North...
Israel launched more strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday despite a ceasefire deal that was supposed to take effect last Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Hezbollah is not over. Israeli strikes included an attack on the town of...
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Tuesday that the alliance shouldn't be talking about what a peace process would look like for Ukraine but should instead be focused on sending more weapons to the country. Ahead of the start of a two-day NATO foreign ministers...
On Tuesday, a Hamas official responded to President-elect Donald Trump's warning that there would be "all hell to pay" if Israeli hostages in Gaza weren't released by his inauguration on January 20, 2025. Trump didn't mention Hamas by name in his warning but appeared...
The Syrian Civil War and its various fronts continue to re-escalate today with the Kurdish SDF attacking, and temporarily claiming they had captured seven villages in the eastern Deir Ezzor Province. The villages are along the path between the provincial capital and...
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed at least 36 Palestinians and wounded 96 in the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. The ministry only counts dead and wounded Palestinians who are brought...
